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    This game traumatised me to the point where I blame it for not having the emotional energy to watch the 2015 final live.

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    @crazy-horse said in RWC 2011 - looking back after 10 years:

    This game traumatised me to the point where I blame it for not having the emotional energy to watch the 2015 final live.

    What a shame! 2015 was soooooooo much better 😎

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    @canefan said in RWC 2011 - looking back after 10 years:

    @bovidae said in RWC 2011 - looking back after 10 years:

    @canefan I was in the ASB stand too, the lower stand on about the 22 m at the terraces end. It was tense but I don't remember feeling like we'd lose.

    We just couldn't extend the lead, all of memories of the French beating us started creeping in, and the weight of 24 years. I remember trying to cheer the boys on as much as possible because the punters around me were quiet, trying to get them going. My mate was so stressed he disappeared up the stairs and watched from the concourse. The feeling at the whistle was unbelievable, I seem to remember the ABs doing a haka right in front of us as the crowd went mental. Still wouldn't trade being there for anything though

    The issue was the Weepu and Cruden injuries during the warm up and first 20 minutes. Obviously so much time had been invested into Carter and Slade going into the tournament, then Weepu as a playmaker and Cruden. Would Ellis and Donald have even ran plays at training that week even in passing?

    So you have two guys with serious limitations at test level without an established connection playing 9 and 10. It's no surprise that the game tightened up. Even if France had have been prepared to kick to our back three more I wonder if we would have had the stones to take the bait after Hong Kong?

    I'd say around the 50 minute mark where we weren't able to come out of the blocks after half time the gravity of the predicament sunk in.

    Terrible 30 minutes, fantastic evening!

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    @rotated said in RWC 2011 - looking back after 10 years:

    @canefan said in RWC 2011 - looking back after 10 years:

    @bovidae said in RWC 2011 - looking back after 10 years:

    @canefan I was in the ASB stand too, the lower stand on about the 22 m at the terraces end. It was tense but I don't remember feeling like we'd lose.

    We just couldn't extend the lead, all of memories of the French beating us started creeping in, and the weight of 24 years. I remember trying to cheer the boys on as much as possible because the punters around me were quiet, trying to get them going. My mate was so stressed he disappeared up the stairs and watched from the concourse. The feeling at the whistle was unbelievable, I seem to remember the ABs doing a haka right in front of us as the crowd went mental. Still wouldn't trade being there for anything though

    The issue was the Weepu and Cruden injuries during the warm up and first 20 minutes. Obviously so much time had been invested into Carter and Slade going into the tournament, then Weepu as a playmaker and Cruden. Would Ellis and Donald have even ran plays at training that week even in passing?

    So you have two guys with serious limitations at test level without an established connection playing 9 and 10. It's no surprise that the game tightened up. Even if France had have been prepared to kick to our back three more I wonder if we would have had the stones to take the bait after Hong Kong?

    I'd say around the 50 minute mark where we weren't able to come out of the blocks after half time the gravity of the predicament sunk in.

    Terrible 30 minutes, fantastic evening!

    When you think about the injuries we sustained, it was a miracle we won it at all

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    @act-crusader said in RWC 2011 - looking back after 10 years:

    @duluth said in RWC 2011 - looking back after 10 years:

    @booboo

    Might as well link your best of posts again:

    2011 notable matches
    https://www.thesilverfern.com/post/353529-best-of-rwc-episode-15/

    2011 Final
    https://www.thesilverfern.com/post/353529-best-of-rwc-episode-16/

    @Duluth do you have access to the game thread? It was epic.

    I was over the moon after the match. Woke my 15 month year old up with a massive woohoo. We stuck it out, we dug in and McCaw was not going to let us lose!! My son who was 8yo, who started watching with me but was in and out of the room during the match came running in after I shouted and just hugged me.

    That was me with my 6yr old in 2015. First with Ma'a, bu then when Beaudy burned off everyone to seal it. 3am kick off here, me and the boy had done the Milo stuff, then were leaping around together. Awesome memory

    Now he won't sit through a game with me, just doesn't enjoy it!

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    @voodoo said in RWC 2011 - looking back after 10 years:

    @act-crusader said in RWC 2011 - looking back after 10 years:

    @duluth said in RWC 2011 - looking back after 10 years:

    @booboo

    Might as well link your best of posts again:

    2011 notable matches
    https://www.thesilverfern.com/post/353529-best-of-rwc-episode-15/

    2011 Final
    https://www.thesilverfern.com/post/353529-best-of-rwc-episode-16/

    @Duluth do you have access to the game thread? It was epic.

    I was over the moon after the match. Woke my 15 month year old up with a massive woohoo. We stuck it out, we dug in and McCaw was not going to let us lose!! My son who was 8yo, who started watching with me but was in and out of the room during the match came running in after I shouted and just hugged me.

    That was me with my 6yr old in 2015. First with Ma'a, bu then when Beaudy burned off everyone to seal it. 3am kick off here, me and the boy had done the Milo stuff, then were leaping around together. Awesome memory

    Now he won't sit through a game with me, just doesn't enjoy it!

    Imagine you pre 2011...

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    Reading some of the dramatic posts on here anyone would think you all actually played in the final.

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    @mn5 said in RWC 2011 - looking back after 10 years:

    Reading some of the dramatic posts on here anyone would think you all actually played in the final.

    Maybe not. But we all lived every moment! A don't know what else was newsworthy during those weeks in NZ, daily updates on McCaw's foot were as big news as anything

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    @rotated said in RWC 2011 - looking back after 10 years:

    @canefan said in RWC 2011 - looking back after 10 years:

    @bovidae said in RWC 2011 - looking back after 10 years:

    @canefan I was in the ASB stand too, the lower stand on about the 22 m at the terraces end. It was tense but I don't remember feeling like we'd lose.

    We just couldn't extend the lead, all of memories of the French beating us started creeping in, and the weight of 24 years. I remember trying to cheer the boys on as much as possible because the punters around me were quiet, trying to get them going. My mate was so stressed he disappeared up the stairs and watched from the concourse. The feeling at the whistle was unbelievable, I seem to remember the ABs doing a haka right in front of us as the crowd went mental. Still wouldn't trade being there for anything though

    The issue was the Weepu and Cruden injuries during the warm up and first 20 minutes. Obviously so much time had been invested into Carter and Slade going into the tournament, then Weepu as a playmaker and Cruden. Would Ellis and Donald have even ran plays at training that week even in passing?

    So you have two guys with serious limitations at test level without an established connection playing 9 and 10. It's no surprise that the game tightened up. Even if France had have been prepared to kick to our back three more I wonder if we would have had the stones to take the bait after Hong Kong?

    I'd say around the 50 minute mark where we weren't able to come out of the blocks after half time the gravity of the predicament sunk in.

    Terrible 30 minutes, fantastic evening!

    I was hoping that when Ellis came on at the 50 minute mark and Hore and Ali too, that we might see the game speed up a bit with some fresh legs because we finished the half and started the second looking a little vulnerable.

    It just wasn’t that game and we got 30 minutes of intense laden defensive footy.

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    @mn5 said in RWC 2011 - looking back after 10 years:

    Reading some of the dramatic posts on here anyone would think you all actually played in the final.

    Pretty much coz we lived every single moment.

    Being a sports fan is a big thing.

    In that article that @Duluth quoted I tried to express how we all felt as we are all part of the All Blacks at some level.

    And that was THE most emotional I've ever felt in sport, watching, playing, supporting.

    No need to belittle that experience.

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    @booboo said in RWC 2011 - looking back after 10 years:

    @mn5 said in RWC 2011 - looking back after 10 years:

    Reading some of the dramatic posts on here anyone would think you all actually played in the final.

    Pretty much coz we lived every single moment.

    Being a sports fan is a big thing.

    In that article that @Duluth quoted I tried to express how we all felt as we are all part of the All Blacks at some level.

    And that was THE most emotional I've ever felt in sport, watching, playing, supporting.

    No need to belittle that experience.

    I’m not belittling anything merely making an observation. According to my FB memories I was on my second beer by 9.33am so we were all coping in different ways.

    I did drink a lot more back then though.

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    @mn5 said in RWC 2011 - looking back after 10 years:

    @booboo said in RWC 2011 - looking back after 10 years:

    @mn5 said in RWC 2011 - looking back after 10 years:

    Reading some of the dramatic posts on here anyone would think you all actually played in the final.

    Pretty much coz we lived every single moment.

    Being a sports fan is a big thing.

    In that article that @Duluth quoted I tried to express how we all felt as we are all part of the All Blacks at some level.

    And that was THE most emotional I've ever felt in sport, watching, playing, supporting.

    No need to belittle that experience.

    I’m not belittling anything merely making an observation. According to my FB memories I was on my second beer by 9.33am so we were all coping in different ways.

    I did drink a lot more back then though.

    Pretty dickish observation.

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